Elections 2018 in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Critical juncture ahead?
Sitwat Waqar Bokhari & Saddam Hussein | Elections 2018 in Pakistan and Afghanistan are being viewed as critical in the history of both countries. Elections...
The significance of Modi’s visit to China
M K Bhadrakumar | The informal summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at Wuhan (April 27-28) triggered a range of opinions...
The Weather and Your Mood
Falak Zehra Mohsin | A violent monsoon hit Karachi last year and whilst we heard a lot about the material impact of the heavy rains,...
Witch-hunt or a blunder?
Waqas Shabbir | After the Supreme Court beleaguered Nawaz, he is at loggerheads with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Despite Chairman NAB’s assurance that the...
The Game-Changers
Ikram Sehgal | With US President Trump scrapping the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposing sanctions, the possibility of conflict in the region has increased dramatically....
Ineffectiveness of SAARC and recommendations to make it effective
Bhakhtawar Liaquat | The cause of the SAARC’s institutional dysfunction can be traced in the Indian hegemonic designs and its indifferent behavior towards Pakistan and...
Can colleges increase enrollment?
Sonia Arshad | Educational development and progress owe a good deal to sound policies formulated by the policymakers while staying close to reality. Unfortunately, in...
Public schools reflect government’s incompetence
Sonia Arshad | Educational development and progress owe a good deal to sound policies formulated by the policymakers while staying close to reality. Unfortunately, in...
From a Yousafzai to Manzoor Pashteen – Not in my name!!
Shiffa Yousafzai | I am a proud Pathan – who speaks Urdu with an accent. Pashtuns may have entered the sub-continent from the North Western corridor,...
Korean “peace pipeline” gains traction
M K Bhadrakumar | The two “peace pipelines” – one carrying Iranian natural gas via Pakistan to India and a second transporting Russian gas via...
Marx and American leftists are wrong about inequity
Jacob G Hornberger | Not surprisingly, the American left are among those in the world who are honoring the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, the...
Jhelum dethroned its king: Nawaz Show, a major flop
Waqas Shabbir | Jhelum, once considered the home of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz, gave a lukewarm response to deposed premier Nawaz Sharif. Traditional fervor and...